The Chicago White Sox were mathematically eliminated from postseason contention on Wednesday night with their loss to the Minnesota Twins and the Seattle Mariners’ win over the Texas Rangers.
The White Sox have lost eight consecutive games and there is no question that the 2022 season is proving to be one of the worst failures in the history of the organization.
The White Sox will look to right their wrongs this season and the first step in that process is hiring a new manager. While the White Sox have yet to make an official announcement, reports are beginning to circulate that Tony La Russa will not return to the White Sox organization in any capacity for the 2023 season due to health concerns.
La Russa last managed for the White Sox on August 30 before being placed on leave due to health concerns. Bench coach Miguel Cairo has served as the interim manager for the White Sox in La Russa’s absence and while he is expected to be in consideration for the full-time position, the belief is the White Sox will hire from outside of the organization.
Assuming general manager Rick Hahn is the one to make the decision regarding the next manager of the White Sox, it goes without saying that he can not miss this hire. There are three candidates that Hahn should consider this offseason:
1. Sandy Alomar Jr
Sandy Alomar Jr is an emerging managerial candidate for the Chicago White Sox.
The Cleveland Guardians did everything that the White Sox thought they were entitled to during the 2022 season.
The Guardians executed the fundamentals of baseball under manager Terry Francona and that is, in large part, the reason why they are the American League Central champions this season.
While Francona is not under contract after the 2022 season, the expectation is that he will remain with the Guardians until he is ready to retire. That could make Sandy Alomar Jr. an attractive candidate for a team like the White Sox.
Alomar Jr. is currently an understudy of Francona as he is the Guardians’ first base coach. Alomar also had an extended stint at managing as he replaced Francona during the COVID-19 season of 2020.
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